Mary Souvage in London, Middlesex in the 1881 Census

Details of Mary Souvage of 196 Commercial Road, St George in the East, London, Middlesex, England

First name(s)

Mary

Last name

Souvage

Relationship

Head

Marital status

Widow

Gender

Female

Age

50

Birth year

1831

Occupation

Machinist Sewing

Birth town

Maldon

Birth county

Essex

Birth place

England

Street

196 Commercial Road

Town

—

Parish

St George in the East

County

London, Middlesex

Country

England

Registration district

St George in the East

Other household members

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Gender

Age

Birth year

Occupation

Birth place

First name(s)

George F

Last name

Elvy

Relationship

Son

Marital status

Single

Gender

Male

Age

21

Birth year

1860

Occupation

Carman

Birth place

St George in the East, Middlesex, England

First name(s)

Arthur

Last name

Elvy

Relationship

Son

Marital status

Single

Gender

Male

Age

17

Birth year

1864

Occupation

Pupil Teacher

Birth place

St George in the East, Middlesex, England

First name(s)

Caroline

Last name

Souvage

Relationship

Daughter

Marital status

Single

Gender

Female

Age

13

Birth year

1868

Occupation

Scholar

Birth place

Ratcliff, Middlesex, England

First name(s)

Frank

Last name

Souvage

Relationship

Son

Marital status

Single

Gender

Male

Age

9

Birth year

1872

Occupation

Scholar

Birth place

St George's, Middlesex, England

About the 1881 England Wales and Scotland Census

When the 1881 census was taken on April 3rd, the total population of England, Wales and Scotland was recorded as 29,707,207. The First Boer War ended only weeks before the 1881 census.

As with any historical research, the golden rule of family history is to check the original record, or "primary source", wherever possible. We have provided clear images of the original census enumeration books for you to view once you've found the right family in the indexes.

When using census returns, once you have located your ancestor in the census, you should then view the original images to validate your findings. The image of the original document will also help you see the household in the context of surrounding households as all the information will be provided in one clear place, as it was originally written down.

The original documents would have been given to your ancestor several days before 3 April, and the head of household would have been asked to fill in the details for anyone who would have been residing at that address on the census date. If the head of the household was unable to read or write, the enumerator - a literate person who would be collecting the census forms - would help fill in the details. Because of this, however, you may note mistakes that were made, such as name spellings. It should also be noted that many people were often economical with the truth when it came to their ages.

Note: the census includes details of people resident in docked vessels and institutions such as prisons, workhouses, hospitals, and barracks, as well as individual households.